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The Wombats - Backfire at the disco
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Thought id have a go at this since no one else has.
It's not perfect, but it will do.
Enjoy. Great tune.
Standard tuning EADGBe
[Intro Update]
mansell863 suggested the intro is easier to play like this. Thanks.
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-13-13------------14-14-13-13----------14-14-13-13-------------|
D|------------12-12-11-11-----------12-12-11-11-----------12--12--11~--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14---------------------------------11------------------------------|
D|--14---------------------------------11------------------------------|
A|--12---------------------------------9-------------------------------|
E|--12---------------------------------9-------------------------------|
'Its 8 o'clock and im feeling fine, im out on a date tonight'
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7---------------------------------------14--------------14-14-14-|
D|----7---------------------------------------14--------------14-14-14-|
A|----5---------------------------------------12--------------12-12-12-|
E|----5---------------------------------------12--------------12-12-12-|
'in a candle-lit restuarant down by the river side'
Pre-Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14---------11---------7---------14---------------------------------|
D|--14---------11---------7---------14---------------------------------|
A|--12--x16----9---x16----5--x16----12--x16----------------------------|
E|--12---------9----------5---------12---------------------------------|
'Everything’s going alright I guess, she took down my number and home address,
was going perfectly until...'
Chorus:
A
It backfired at the disco
F#m
she slapped me at the disco
D A G#m
I did something I'll never forget
Post-Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--6--------7--------11--------9--------|
D|--7--x8----7--x8----11--x8----6--x8----| Repeat x2
A|--4--------5--------9---------7--------|
E|---------------------------------------|
'Ooh oooh ooooooh ooh ooh.....'
Verse 2:
'It was a chat-up line built not to impress
More a sleazy remark on her whorish dress
My wires crossed like they've never done before'
Pre-chorus 2:
'Well it's 3 o' clock and I'm feeling shite
I'm going home alone tonight
Everything was going perfectly until...'
Chorus x2
(play the Intro fill instead of the G#m chord for the first chorus)
'It backfired at the disco, she slapped me at the disco
I did something I'll never forget
It backfired at the disco, we were dancing at the disco
I made a move when it was well out of context'
Post-chorus x2
Outro:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--6--------11---------16--------|
D|--7--x8----11--x16----16--x8----| Repeat till necessary
A|--7--------9----------14--------|
E|--5--------9----------14--------|
'It backfired at the disco, we were dancing at the disco
It backfired at the disco, we were dancing at the disco
Yeah, it backfired at the disco, when she slapped me at the disco
It backfired at the disco, we were dancing at the disco'
End On:
e|----------------------------|
B|-------------------14-14----|
G|--14---14-14-14-14-14-14----|
D|--14---14-14-14-14-14-14----|
A|--12------------------------|
E|--12------------------------|
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